Since the beginning of the year the Pavlogradskaya Central Processing Factory has processed 3 million tons of coal. The factory-processed coal is supplied to 5 thermal power plants. Over 4 years DTEK invested some $28.4 million into the factory development, increasing its capacities to 7 million tons of coal per year (when the factory reaches…

A metal structures works is planned to be constructed in Kropotkin (Krasnodarski Krai).

The total cost of the project is 225 million rubles. The project capacity is 63 thousand tons of metal structures, 9.6 thousand tons of power transmission poles and 5.5 thousand tons of beam guardrails per year. (Ukrainian metal)

Vyksa Iron and Steel Works has started supplying large diameter pipes for the sea gas pipeline “North Stream-2”. The first batch of pipes has been sent to Finland for concrete coating. The pipes with 1153 mm inner diameter and 30.9 and 34.6 mm wall thickness with triple coating have been produced of SAWL 485 FD…

On September 12, Khartsyzsk Pipe Works received orders and resumed operation. “KhTZ periodically receives some small orders from Metinvest companies. Until the end of the month it should produce 5.4 thousand tons of pipes with 630-1420 mm diameter, with 1.2 thousand tons with anticorrosion coating”, said Metinvest in its statement. Still, normal operation of the…

In 2017 the Cabinet of Ministers plans to spend 1.8 billion UAH from the state budget to finance the state sector of the coal industry. “We will have money to restructure mines and support miners. On one hand, we will be restructuring mines, on the other we will be supporting the industry”, said Ukraine’s Prime…

According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, aluminum foil output dropped by 12.4%, but that of rods and sections went up by 2.6%, plates, sheets, strips and bars – by 13.2%. (Ukrainian metal)

The Ministry of energy and coal industry ponders the opportunity to have an open tender to import uranium ore, according to the ministry head Igor Nasalik. “We’re discussing the possibility of a tender to buy uranium ore, as we believe that it is sold at too high prices”, he said. The ministry is also discussing…

Shareholders of Zaporozhye Iron Ore Complex have renewed its supervisory board, having dismissed three out of four members and replacing legal entities with individuals. According to the company statement, Minerfin A.S., owning 51.1698% of the company shares (Slovakia), KSK Consulting A. S. (19.0632%, Czech Republic) and the former Zaporizhstal commercial director Vladimir Bayda have left…

Asha Iron and Steel Works has completed the repairs at its electric furnace shop No. 2 with the replacement of the electric arc furnace hearth. The hearth has served for over 700 smeltings. To replace the hearth lining 100 tons of refractory bricks will be needed. Next time the EAF will be stopped for the…

Igor Kublitsky, the deputy financial director-chief accountant of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has been appointed acting financial director-chief accountant. According to the company official information, the previous acting financial director-chief accountant Pavel Zadorozhny, who has been in the office for a month, has been dismissed. Kublitsky has been appointed from September 20, 2016 till June 30,…